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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<tr>
<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     250,917</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      72,079</td>
<td class="r data">      89,046</td>
<td class="r data">       1,068</td>
<td class="r data">      88,601</td>
<td class="r data">         123</td>
<td class="r data">    35.3</td>
<td class="r data">    49.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     280,954</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      80,125</td>
<td class="r data">     104,158</td>
<td class="r data">       1,161</td>
<td class="r data">      95,381</td>
<td class="r data">         129</td>
<td class="r data">    33.9</td>
<td class="r data">    47.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     297,032</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      91,812</td>
<td class="r data">     112,027</td>
<td class="r data">       2,195</td>
<td class="r data">      90,856</td>
<td class="r data">         142</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
<td class="r data">    44.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     290,096</td>
<td class="r data">       1,017</td>
<td class="r data">      90,026</td>
<td class="r data">     113,899</td>
<td class="r data">       2,491</td>
<td class="r data">      82,549</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    28.6</td>
<td class="r data">    41.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     286,380</td>
<td class="r data">       1,501</td>
<td class="r data">      93,638</td>
<td class="r data">     112,500</td>
<td class="r data">       2,820</td>
<td class="r data">      75,802</td>
<td class="r data">         119</td>
<td class="r data">    26.6</td>
<td class="r data">    39.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     263,998</td>
<td class="r data">       2,182</td>
<td class="r data">      87,892</td>
<td class="r data">     104,916</td>
<td class="r data">       2,974</td>
<td class="r data">      65,920</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
<td class="r data">    38.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     247,143</td>
<td class="r data">       4,151</td>
<td class="r data">      82,135</td>
<td class="r data">      98,724</td>
<td class="r data">       3,177</td>
<td class="r data">      58,826</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">    24.2</td>
<td class="r data">    36.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     226,940</td>
<td class="r data">      12,122</td>
<td class="r data">      77,603</td>
<td class="r data">      84,105</td>
<td class="r data">       3,167</td>
<td class="r data">      49,840</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">    23.2</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     207,957</td>
<td class="r data">      32,573</td>
<td class="r data">      72,972</td>
<td class="r data">      64,524</td>
<td class="r data">       3,159</td>
<td class="r data">      34,628</td>
<td class="r data">         101</td>
<td class="r data">    19.7</td>
<td class="r data">    33.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     186,765</td>
<td class="r data">      37,634</td>
<td class="r data">      67,608</td>
<td class="r data">      53,843</td>
<td class="r data">       2,883</td>
<td class="r data">      24,710</td>
<td class="r data">          87</td>
<td class="r data">    16.6</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">     244,888</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      71,604</td>
<td class="r data">      87,891</td>
<td class="r data">       1,061</td>
<td class="r data">      84,215</td>
<td class="r data">         117</td>
<td class="r data">    34.4</td>
<td class="r data">    48.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     274,532</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      79,656</td>
<td class="r data">     103,054</td>
<td class="r data">       1,155</td>
<td class="r data">      90,540</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">    33.0</td>
<td class="r data">    46.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     290,756</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      91,275</td>
<td class="r data">     110,996</td>
<td class="r data">       2,178</td>
<td class="r data">      86,174</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">    29.6</td>
<td class="r data">    43.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     283,666</td>
<td class="r data">       1,014</td>
<td class="r data">      89,466</td>
<td class="r data">     112,860</td>
<td class="r data">       2,472</td>
<td class="r data">      77,745</td>
<td class="r data">         109</td>
<td class="r data">    27.5</td>
<td class="r data">    40.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">     279,547</td>
<td class="r data">       1,497</td>
<td class="r data">      92,985</td>
<td class="r data">     111,473</td>
<td class="r data">       2,790</td>
<td class="r data">      70,686</td>
<td class="r data">         116</td>
<td class="r data">    25.4</td>
<td class="r data">    38.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">     257,875</td>
<td class="r data">       2,178</td>
<td class="r data">      87,341</td>
<td class="r data">     104,058</td>
<td class="r data">       2,954</td>
<td class="r data">      61,234</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">    23.9</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">     241,099</td>
<td class="r data">       4,140</td>
<td class="r data">      81,604</td>
<td class="r data">      97,791</td>
<td class="r data">       3,142</td>
<td class="r data">      54,295</td>
<td class="r data">         127</td>
<td class="r data">    22.9</td>
<td class="r data">    35.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">     220,610</td>
<td class="r data">      12,077</td>
<td class="r data">      77,108</td>
<td class="r data">      83,265</td>
<td class="r data">       3,142</td>
<td class="r data">      44,916</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    21.5</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">     202,517</td>
<td class="r data">      32,476</td>
<td class="r data">      72,517</td>
<td class="r data">      63,807</td>
<td class="r data">       3,146</td>
<td class="r data">      30,474</td>
<td class="r data">          97</td>
<td class="r data">    17.9</td>
<td class="r data">    31.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">     181,407</td>
<td class="r data">      37,498</td>
<td class="r data">      67,204</td>
<td class="r data">      53,106</td>
<td class="r data">       2,862</td>
<td class="r data">      20,651</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
<td class="r data">    27.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          27</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    11.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          53</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          40</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    17.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          49</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    20.4</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    21.8</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    28.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          50</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          32</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    24.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       6,006</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         466</td>
<td class="r data">       1,143</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">       4,384</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
<td class="r data">    79.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       6,404</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         465</td>
<td class="r data">       1,098</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       4,833</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    75.5</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       6,249</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         527</td>
<td class="r data">       1,017</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">       4,679</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">    81.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       6,412</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         553</td>
<td class="r data">       1,032</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">       4,801</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">    82.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       6,780</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         613</td>
<td class="r data">       1,023</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">       5,107</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    75.4</td>
<td class="r data">    82.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       6,074</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         518</td>
<td class="r data">         853</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">       4,676</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
<td class="r data">    84.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       5,989</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         492</td>
<td class="r data">         929</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">       4,519</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
<td class="r data">    82.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       6,265</td>
<td class="r data">          44</td>
<td class="r data">         452</td>
<td class="r data">         837</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       4,906</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    78.9</td>
<td class="r data">    85.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       5,390</td>
<td class="r data">          95</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">         714</td>
<td class="r data">          13</td>
<td class="r data">       4,142</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    78.2</td>
<td class="r data">    85.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       5,326</td>
<td class="r data">         133</td>
<td class="r data">         384</td>
<td class="r data">         735</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       4,052</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
<td class="r data">    84.3</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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